Soccer Ends Regular Season with Winning Record

By Sammie Spillman ’14 The boys’ soccer team finished the regular season with a winning record of 7-4-1. The Warrior earned first seed in playoffs which meant they got to play at home. Coach Mike Kogok saw this as an advantage which was proven after the first playoff game on October 28. The team played Springbrook and won 2-1 in … Read More

Sherwood Struggles with ACL Tears

  Kress (77) shown above , moments before his season-ending ACL tear. By Hunter Moore ’15 In all levels of sports -professional, college, or high school- there has recently been problems with the tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). There are about 200,000 ACL injuries in the United States per year according to reports. In Sherwood alone, several students have torn … Read More

New AP Framework Sparks Controversy

By Steven Witkin ’16 An updated AP US History (APUSH) curriculum framework has triggered debate in several school systems. The framework, developed over four years by the College Board, was implemented for the first time this school year. Instead of focusing on content such as events, figures and the details of laws, the new framework focuses on documents and encourages … Read More

MCPS Avoids PARCC Requirement for Graduation

Betselot Wondimu ’15 On October 28, the Maryland State Board of Education (MSBE) accepted a plan that pushed back PARCC exams as a graduation requirement for high school students to the 2016-17 school year. The approval came after MCPS Board of Education President Philip Kauffman wrote a letter to MSBE Superintendent Lillian Lowery on October 7, asking that the state … Read More

Facts and Myths about Ebola

By Connor Loughran ’15 Q: Can Ebola can be spread through the air, water, or casual contact with an infected person? Answer: Ebola can only spread via close physical contact with an infected person’s feces, vomit, blood, sweat, semen, or other bodily fluids Q: Does treating Ebola patients in America puts Americans at risk? Answer: Because the CDC has a … Read More

Sherwood Sackers

By Kaleigh Homer ’15 Recently, a number of senior boys have taken up the hobby of hacky sacking during their free time in hallways and outside the Ertzman doors during lunch time. The hacky sacking began when senior Riley Grimes brought a hacky sack to lunch one day and started kicking it around. Others soon joined him. “It’s fun, it’s … Read More

Golf Team Qualifies for State Championship

By Madison Dymond ’16 The golf team qualified for the MPSSAA State Championship that took place on Wednesday, October 29 at the University of Maryland. The golfers included sophomore Caitlin Deerin, sophomore John Ervin, junior Matthew Ervin, freshman Jordan Koller, junior Brett Levenstein, junior Michael Metro, freshman Jack Patterson, senior Parker Phillips, freshman Brad Riley and junior Jim Riley. The … Read More

Starr Focuses on Social Innovation

By Betselot Wondimu ‘ 15 and Brian Hughes ’15 On October 29, Superintendent Joshua Starr and MCPS Board of Education President Philip Kauffman held the annual Student Media Roundtable at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville, where they discussed various pressing topics that MCPS plans to tackle in the near future with student journalists from Montgomery County high schools. … Read More

Girls Volleyball Advances to the Playoffs

By Will Van Gelder ’16 The Sherwood girls’ volleyball team has advanced to the playoffs after an unbelievable undefeated season of 20-0. The Warriors went on to defeat Paint Branch handily in their opening playoff game after a first round bye. They went on to defeat Howard in another dominant straight sets victory to advance even deeper into the playoffs. … Read More

Japan-America Exchange Program Positively Affects Sherwood Students

By Amy Mercedes Hesselroth ’16 For the past 28 years, 40 American students from around the country have gathered at Princeton University to welcome 40 Japanese students for ten days of fun, friendship and cultural exchange as part of the AIU High School Diplomats Program (HSD). During HSD, also called “The Best Ten Days of My Life” by the staff … Read More